The Banquet Dining in the Great Courts of Late Renaissance Europe |
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Author:
| Albala, Ken |
Series title: | The Food Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-252-03133-5 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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A history of cooking and fine dining in Western Europe from 1520 to 1660. The importance of the banquet in the late Renaissance is impossible to overlook. Banquets showcased a host's wealth and power, provided an occasion for nobles from distant places to gather together, and even served as a form of political propaganda. But what was it really ......
A history of cooking and fine dining in Western Europe from 1520 to 1660. The importance of the banquet in the late Renaissance is impossible to overlook. Banquets showcased a host's wealth and power, provided an occasion for nobles from distant places to gather together, and even served as a form of political propaganda. But what was it really ......